Essay on coeducation

Second-wave feminists viewed popular culture as sexist, and created pop culture of their own to counteract this. Australian artist Helen Reddy 's song " I Am Woman " played a large role in popular culture and became a feminist anthem; Reddy came to be known as a "feminist poster girl " or a "feminist icon". [38] A few weeks after "I Am Woman" entered the charts, radio stations refused to play it. Helen Reddy then began performing the song on numerous television variety shows. As the song gained popularity, women began calling radio stations and requesting to hear "I Am Woman" played. The song re-entered the charts and reached number one in December 1972. [39] [38] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] "One project of second wave feminism was to create 'positive' images of women, to act as a counterweight to the dominant images circulating in popular culture and to raise women's consciousness of their oppressions." [38]